: UK-Bristol: fire extinguishers

UK-Bristol: fire extinguishers

2010/S 161-248093

VOLUNTARY EX ANTE TRANSPARENCY NOTICE

This notice is published by a contracting authority (covered by Directive 2004/18/EC)

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY/ENTITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Combat Tracks Group Systems Team, DE&S
  Teak 1, #6102, NH5, ABW
  Gillian Lewis
  BS34 8JHBristol
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 3067971231
  Gillian.Lewis730@mod.uk
  +44 1179319575

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

  Defence

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities No

I.3)
MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1.3)
The notice involves

II.2)
TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)

II.2.1)
Total final value of contract(s)

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)
  TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Negotiated without a call for competition

  Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively

  c) The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: TechnicalConnected with the protection of exclusive rights

  Combat Tracks Group Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a Contract to Kidde Graviner Limited for the supply of a quantity of FM200 fixed fire extinguishers on all CRARRV platforms to replace existing extinguishers which contain Halon 1301 gases. This is in response to a Health and Safety requirement as a result of the Montreal Protocol phasing out Halon 1301 gases in fire-suppressant systems which the government of Canada has implemented with immediate effect. Much of the UK’s training using the CRARRV takes place in Canada. Placing this contract will allow training of service personnel on the CRARRV platform to continue and maintain a unified fire-suppressant system on all vehicles. It is considered that this award of Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Articles 31(1)(b) and 31(1)(c) of Directive 2004/18/EC, Regulations 14(1)(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. This is because there is no manufacturer of fire extinguishers to this design, other than Kidde Graviner who hold the IPR, who could meet the required specification. So for technical reasons, the public contract may only be awarded to this company. Given the legislative position in Canada, which is outside of the UK MOD’s control, replacing the extinguishers is extremely urgent and the time limits for the open, restricted and negotiated procedures cannot be complied with.

IV.2)
AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1)
Award criteria

IV.2.2)
An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity

IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

V.1)
DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD DECISION:

V.2)
NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

• V.3)
  NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM THE CONTRACT AWARD HAS BEEN TAKEN

  E-mail: Tel. Internet: Fax Kidde Graviner Ltd
  Mathisen Way
  SL3 0HBColnbrook
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Chris.Boyd@hs.utc.com
  +44 1753683245
  http://www.kiddegraviner.com
  +44 1753685126

V.4)
INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT

V.5)
THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS

• VI.2)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  Advertising Regime OJEU: These contract opportunities are published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin. The award of any subsequent contract arising from such requirements is subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2006. Where advertising is necessary in the OJEU and the DCB, the content of the two adverts must be exactly the same. Tracker Reference: TKR-2010818-DCB-1835163 GO Reference: GO-2010818-DCB-1835164.

VI.3)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.3.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.3.2)
Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

• VI.4)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  18.8.2010